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1) PEI Status of Women Teleworking Re: COVID-19 Response
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To contribute to PEI's collective effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, and in light of our caregiving responsibilities, staff of the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women will be tele-working as much as possible. This may affect when and how we are able to respond to requests. Thank you for your patience.
Afin de contribuer à l'effort collectif des insulaires de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard pour ralentir la propagation de COVID-19, et tenant compte de nos responsabilités pour aider les enfants et les aîné(e)s de nos familles, le personnel du Conseil consultatif sur la situation de la femme de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard fera du télétravail autant que possible. Cela peut affecter quand et comment nous sommes en mesure de répondre aux demandes. Merci de votre patience.
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2) Job Opportunity at Coalition for Women in Government
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Deadline: by 5:00 p.m. ADT on Friday, April 10, 2020
JOB TITLE: Executive Director, PEI Coalition for Women in Government
Research by the PEI Coalition for Women in Government has shown that if current trends continue, it will be 65 years before we see gender parity in the PEI Legislature. The Coalition is seeking a dynamic and engaged leader to help the organization change trends for the better.
The Coalition for Women in Government is a non-partisan organization dedicated to advancing women’s leadership in the political, civic, and democratic life of PEI. Our vision is for better outcomes for PEI from leaders as diverse as the population. The coalition is committed to working collaboratively in the community and planning its actions based on the best evidence and analysis available, always with an intersectional feminist lens.
Executive Director Job Responsibilities:
o Is responsible for planning, organizing, and directing the Coalition’s operations, including programs, projects, and events.
o Speaks publicly, including in media and social media, on behalf of the organization in support of its vision, mission, and strategic goals.
o Conducts research and analysis applying gender and diversity lenses to inform strategic goals.
o Leads development and implementation of consistent policies, procedures, and operational reporting/metrics.
o Oversees and reports on the organization’s results for board of trustees and steering committee.
o Prepares accurate and timely analyses that capture and communicate fundraising results, variances, and performance trends.
o Provides leadership to and manages the efforts of any volunteers, contract staff, and contractors.
o Supervises the development of operations-based financial modelling.
o Coordinates budget reviews and periodic forecast updates with the board of trustees.
o Leads collaborative relationships with organizations and individuals in support of strategic goals.
o Ensures that funding relationships and community relationships and partnerships are healthy enough to meet or exceed strategic goals.
o Communicates research findings, gender and diversity analysis, and programming results to the board, steering committee, and the public.
o Leads public and community education on the importance of the Coalition’s vision, mission, and work and the best practices to support these.
Skills and Experience
The PEI Coalition for Women in Government is seeking applications from individuals who have demonstrated experience in the following:
o Working (includes volunteering) in the not-for-profit sector, preferably in a leadership role, working collaboratively and responsively with Boards of Directors, Steering Committees, or Advisory Boards,
o Managing day-to-day administrative operations of an organization or business
o Managing communications with media, social media, and the public
o Managing staff and/or working collaboratively with contractors
o Writing successful grant applications and/or leading fundraising campaigns
o Coordinating projects, activities, and events
The Coalition is seeking an individual with proven skills including the following:
o Excellent speaking, writing, and communications in English (capacity in French an asset)
o Developing and maintaining collaborative relationships
o Facilitating small groups
o Understanding financial statements and reports
o Research, analysis, and knowledge transfer
o Preventing and resolving conflict
o Applying non-partisan, intersectional, and feminist lenses to work
A complete application will include a cover letter and a resume highlighting relevant experience and skills, to be submitted as a PDF by email ONLY to peiwomeningovernment@gmail.com by 5:00 p.m. ADT on Friday, April 10, 2020. Only applicants who are asked for an interview will be contacted.
• Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), or as negotiated
• Starting Salary: $50,000 to $55,000 yearly, commensurate with skills and experience
• Contract: One-year, renewable to three
• Benefits: Health and family benefits
• Start Date: May 1, 2020, or as early as possible
COVID-19 NOTE: The PEI Coalition for Women in Government is committed to our collective responsibility to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus. Interview arrangements for applicants and work arrangements for the successful candidate will follow advice from PEI public health officials. Interviews are likely to be by teleconference, and tele-work options will be available for the person who is hired.
(Source pdf/webpage)
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3) PEI COVID-19 Resource Webpage
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To learn more about COVID 19 and for up-to-date information and resources, please visit
https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/topic/covid-19
(Source PEI Government webpage)
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4) Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinics - Mental Health and Addictions
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COVID-19 Response Measure: Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinics
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As part of the province’s COVID-19 response Mental Health & Addictions are diverting patients who may require an acute mental health admission away from the emergency rooms to psychiatric urgent care clinics: located at the Hillsborough Hospital site and at Prince County Hospital.
Those individuals who require emergency medical stabilization (suicide attempts, severe intoxication, delirium and/or extreme disruptive behaviour) will still be seen at the emergency departments as usual.
These psychiatric urgent care clinics are to assist with the province’s COVID-19 response and to keep mental health and addictions patients distanced from COVID-19 patients who present at emergency rooms. All patients will be screened for COVID-19 prior to been seen at a psychiatric urgent care clinic.
- Temporary Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic locations are:
- Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic @ Hillsborough Hospital (as of April 1)
- Psychiatric Urgent Care Clinic @ PCH (week of April 6th)
- Hours of operation are 10 AM – 7 PM daily.
- Psychiatrists are available on-call, via telehealth as required.
- Clinical psychologists, crisis nurses, social workers, addictions workers and OT workers are all available as part of the multi-disciplinary teams at the clinics.
There are triage processes in place at the emergency rooms, at the urgent care clinics and in community to direct patients to the most appropriate level of care.
Individuals with non-urgent mental health and addictions cases not requiring admission will continue to be served via Community Mental Health Clinics; Walk-in/Call-In services currently provided in community.
Psychiatric Urgent Care has the same IT functionality as was formerly available to psychiatry in the ERs.
All affected internal and external stakeholders (e.g. EMS and Police) will be notified.
Mental health patients who are/were admitted to the QEH ED MUST be transported to other facilities by EMS.
Contacts:
Dr. H.E. Keizer
Medical Director, Hillsborough Hospital
Chief, Mental Health and Addictions, Health PEI
Ph: 902- 368-5411
Verna Ryan
Chief Administrative Officer
Mental Health and Addictions, Health PEI
Ph: 902-368-6197
Tanya Machon
Acting Director of Nursing & Manager of Clinical Services
Hillsborough Hospital
Ph: 902-368-5413
Cathy DesRoches
Director Of Nursing Acute Care
PCH
Ph: 902-438-4516
Lorna Hutt
Manager
Community Mental Health & Addictions West
Ph: 902-888-8180
(Source email/pdf notice to Community Partners from Health PEI)
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5) PEI Fight for Affordable Housing Updates re Covid-19
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In an effort to keep tenants as informed as possible we will be implementing a daily update on what we know. If you have any questions for our elected officials please email us at housingpei@gmail.com and we will do our best to find the answers. On March 30 the Government of PEI Announced the Temporary…<MORE> Source
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6) Updating You on 211 PEI
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March 25, 2020
I am pleased to provide you with this update about 211 services coming to Prince Edward Island.
While we had originally intended to activate the full 211 service basket today, we have made the difficult but responsible decision to NOT publicly launch the full service, and to activate only the website access to the service.
Given the current covid-19 health crisis, we have concerns about (1) introducing a new service in the midst of our current crisis, and confusing Islanders with another information source when the Government has been implementing additional sources; (2) providing Islanders with a way to connect to the many services available to them when the delivery of most of those services has been impacted by the crisis; and (3) providing a directory of services that is inaccurate based on so many daily changes to programming.
However, we do recognize that many community and government services continue to operate, even if in a revised manner, and that those who are still able to provide service are more overwhelmed than usual. The 211 PEI directory of services is the most up-to-date listing currently available, and even if Islanders are directed to services that are not currently available, at least they will know where they can get help once those services are available again.
Over the past year, our team has been working with our key partner, PEI's provincial government, and our service provider partners across the Island, to build this service that we believe will significantly help Islanders connect to the social, government and non-urgent health services they need quickly and easily.
As a signature service of the United Way of Prince Edward Island, 211 is all about helping Islanders, and the service providers who are supporting Islanders, get connected to the services they need to not only survive but thrive.
The remainder of this newsletter focuses on informing you about 211 PEI in general, and its current website service available to support our Island's service providers.
The launch of our full complement of the 211 PEI basket of services (website, contact center, email and text) will be launched at a later time as covid-19 response efforts wind down.
211 PEI - where your search starts when you don't know where to turn!
Sincerely,
David Webster
Director, 211 PEI
United Way of Prince Edward Island
(Source 211 e-newsletter)
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7) CMHC’s safety measures and precautions in response to the coronavirus
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We are continuously monitoring developments around COVID-19. For more details about how Canada is responding to the outbreak, please refer to Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan: Support for Canadians and Businesses
Our primary focus is the health and safety of our staff and ensuring the continuity of our operations. Here, you'll find the latest information and resources related to our response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Recent CMHC updates about COVID-19
News Releases - March 26, 2020
News Releases - March 26, 2020
News Releases — March 20, 2020
News Releases — March 16, 2020
Resources for Lenders and Issuers
National Housing Strategy initiatives impacted by COVID-19
CMHC led events and initiatives impacted by COVID-19
(Source CMHC webpage)
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8) COVID-19 Response: United Way of PEI COMPASSION FUND FOR CHARITIES
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United Way PEI is committed to the most marginalized in our community and recognizes the increased risk and disadvantage that poverty and other barriers create. As such and with the support of the government of PEI, private sector and individuals, we have launched the Atlantic Compassion Fund. This is in response to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) health pandemic. To reduce the spread and impact of this virus, Government of PEI and the Chief Public Health Office have asked Islanders to make very significant changes, which are creating negative social, financial and emotional impacts for individuals and families. This Fund is meant to support organizations to mitigate and address those negative impacts.
This is a tiered response to address the most pressing needs of those most marginalized first, and then we will move to a response that will help serve some of the many people in community that will be impacted by this public health crisis as it continues to unfold. These funds will be available to registered charities serving marginalized community members across PEI.
View this webpage for more information and details: https://peiunitedway.com/covid-19-response
(Source United Way PEI webpage)
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9) Canadian Breast Cancer Network and COVID-19
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COVID-19 Update:
In support of the efforts to minimize and slow the spread of COVID-19 the CBCN team will be working remotely. We will still be here to support you and your family during this difficult time and can be reached at cbcn@cbcn.ca or by leaving a voicemail at 1-800-685-8820 which we will be checking regularly. Connect with us on Facebook or Twitter as we continue to share information relevant to breast cancer patients and families. We encourage all Canadians to take whatever action they can to reduce the spread of this virus and protect our the most vulnerable people, including those in active cancer treatment.
Click here for COVID-19 updates and resources.
(Source: e-news/website)
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10) March 30 Update from Confederation Centre of the Arts
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March 30 Update from Confederation Centre of the Arts
The 2020 Charlottetown Festival is now scheduled
to begin first previews in late June
The Confederation Centre team is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation each day. Following the advice of the Chief Public Health Officer, the Centre is encouraging everyone to stay safe and continue supporting one another through these unprecedented times.
CEO Steve Bellamy announced today that The Charlottetown Festival will run on a revised schedule, beginning in late June, pending further updates from the Chief Public Health Officer.
At this time, all other shows in The Charlottetown Festival will run as scheduled, opening in late June and early July and running until September 25 and 26. The revised schedule will depend on how the situation evolves over the coming weeks.
- For those patrons whose performances have been cancelled, the Box Office will be in touch in the coming weeks to discuss options. The Centre team is dealing with a high volume of calls and greatly appreciates the support of patrons to date.
“We respect that there is still a high degree of uncertainty about what will be possible in the late summer and fall,” offers Bellamy. “We are adjusting our plans as the situation develops, and we will continue to do so in the weeks and months ahead. Whenever it becomes safe to gather again, we want to be ready for our patrons, members, and artists. We are looking forward to sharing the joy we all experience when we engage together as a community with the arts.”
Currently, all Centre programming has been cancelled or delayed until further notice. The Centre building itself remains closed to the public based on guidance from Public Health, however many staff are working from home and available via email and phone.
Bellamy continues, “Although current events have been cancelled, we are planning, at this point, for a late June start to The 2020 Charlottetown Festival–so long as it safe to do so."
Please continue to visit the Centre website and Centre social media for up-to-date information on the Centre’s response to this evolving situation.
Confederation Centre wishes to acknowledge the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Government of P.E.I., and the City of Charlottetown for their continued support.
(Source E-news/website)
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11) Canada’s COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
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The Government of Canada is taking immediate, significant and decisive action to help Canadians facing hardship as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Support for individuals
Support for individuals and families
Support for people facing unemployment
Support for people who are sick, quarantined, or in directed self-isolation
Support for people who are unable to work
Support for people who need it most
Support for students and recent graduates
Support to businesses
Supporting financial stability
Support for the air transportation sector
- Date modified: 2020-04-01
(Source: Government of Canada webpage)
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12) Note from PEI Family Violence Prevention Services (PEI FVPS)
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Anderson House/PEI Family Violence Prevention Services have staff on hand at all times to help those impacted by family violence. While we have reduced our activities and put limits on much of our operation, we are still open and able to help. We know in times of crisis abuse can often worsen. If you or someone you know needs help, phone our crisis line at 902-892-0960/1-800-240-9894. This number is toll-free, anonymous and confidential. We are here for you.
Anderson House is still accepting new residents, however they will be screened and new guidelines for keeping the shelter residents and staff safe are in place. Outreach is also still available and if you call our crisis line we can connect you with services in your area.
We wish you well in these difficult times. Take care of one another, stay home if you are able, and wash your hands.
We will come out the other side of this.
Warmly yours,
Danya O'Malley
Executive Director
Prince Edward Island Government United Way of PEI Women's Network PEI PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women PEI Association for Newcomers to Canada Blooming House Salvation Army Bedford MacDonald House
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13) Women's Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF): We'll continue our fight for substantive equality amid COVID-19 impacts
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Dear friends,
As we enter another week of working remotely and physical distancing, our thoughts are with you – our donors and supporters – as well as with the most vulnerable among us who are being disproportionately affected by this pandemic. We hope that you are safe, healthy, and coping with the demands of physical distancing so that we can help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
The LEAF team continues to work remotely, and adjust to this new reality, which is changing day by day. One thing, however, remains the same - and that is our commitment to advocating for the most vulnerable and all those disproportionately affected by systemic inequality.
At LEAF, we are used to seeing things through an equality and gendered lens. This view is more important than ever. As with most crises, some people are more vulnerable than others. The impact of COVID-19 will be felt differently, depending on many factors, including employment and housing stability, and accessible and strong health care systems.
The most vulnerable members of our communities will face the greatest challenges and risk of harm during this crisis, including those who have pre-existing illnesses, live with disabilities, must self-isolate with their abusive partners, are confined to prisons or detention centres, live without job security or safe housing, or are called upon to care for those who have fallen ill. We must guard against this pandemic exacerbating the already existing systemic inequalities.
At LEAF, we will keep fighting for pay equity and pension equality, and highlight how women will significantly carry the burden of care giving and job losses, because this pandemic will intensify the economic barriers women already face.
At LEAF, we will keep fighting for the security and safety of women, and highlight how shelters and other services for women facing intimate partner abuse need to be supported, because home is not safe for everyone.
At LEAF, we will keep fighting against the racist and sexist myths and stereotypes that exist about Indigenous women in the legal system, because Indigenous women and girls face a higher risk of infection and death in this pandemic.
For now, our main challenge is to help each other weather the impacts of this pandemic and ensure that the most vulnerable are not left behind in the process. At LEAF we will continue to fight for those most impacted by COVID-19 and demand structural change.
LEAF will continue to play a vital role in ensuring that the actions taken to address COVID-19 are understood through an equality and gendered lens. LEAF will continue to advocate for the equality rights of women and girls through this crisis, and your continued support for LEAF is more important than ever.
We hope you all stay safe, keep washing your hands, and maintain physical distancing, while staying socially connected and informed.
In solidarity,
Megan Stephens
Executive Director & General Counsel
(Source LEAF Enews/website)
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14) This Evening: Hand Lettering for Beginners with Tiffany MacMillan
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Today, April 2, 2020
at 7 PM – 8 PM
Location: Your House
Think you can't draw? Think again! Join hand lettering artist and designer Tiffany MacMillan of Tiffany Mac Design as she talks about how to create simple one-colour designs that work well for things like typographic t-shirt and poster design. All you'll need is a pencil, some paper and a marker of any colour.
Tune into our Facebook live feed at 7pm!
Tiffany will talk about supplies, techniques and tips and tricks as she walks us through a sample image. You'll gain the basic skills to try out a new hobby, or If you feel confident after the session, you may even want to participate in Small Print's t-shirt design contest! 🎨
Source Facebook event
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15) Let’s Fill Facebook with Poems for Poetry Month
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April 1, 2020 at 6am until April 14 at 7pm
Online
The PEI Writers’ Guild Board of Directors have been thinking of ways to connect the writing community across PEI at a time when we’re not meeting face to face, and we’re starting with the poets. April is poetry month, after all!
Here’s how it works:
1. Take a video of yourself (or someone else) reading a poem. You can read an original poem of yours or share a favourite poem, penned by someone else (just please state who, to give them credit).
2. Send to us (peiwritersguild@gmail.com)
Throughout the month of April, we’ll post these videos over on our main PEI Writers’ Guild Facebook page. Feel free to share them and fill Facebook with poetry.
Tip: Please try to keep your video under 60 seconds—these are meant to be short videos.
ALSO, If you are a poet and would like to host a live reading event, we would love to support you. Please email us at peiwritersguild@gmail.com and we can chat logistics.
Remember, as Oscar Wilde once said, “a poet can survive everything but a misprint.”
Let’s lift the Island spirits through poetry! Who’s in?
NOTE: Facebook only allows Events to be in 2-week spurts, so we'll repost this half-way through the month. (Source Facebook event)
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16) Re PEI Status of Women Weekly E-News
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The E-News will return as needed when we have sufficient information to share with our readership. Thanks for your continued interest. Take care everyone...
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PLEASE NOTE: Many of the events listed below may be cancelled or postponed. Please check with events directly for more information.
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Our E-Newsletter with community events and notices is forwarded to you by the PEI Advisory Council on the Status of Women for your information and interest. The PEI Status of Women cannot guarantee the accuracy of notices or control re-postings, does not necessarily endorse every notice or event posted; and reserves the right not to post any notice for any reason. For further information or questions specifically relating to any notices or events, please contact the individua or organization hosting the community event.
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